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32 pp. | Greenwillow | March, 2004 | Trade ISBN 0-06-623935-4 $$15.99

(1) K-3 In this companion to Window (wordless as well), people and nature collaborate to reverse urban blight. Again, a changing landscape (and growing child) is depicted at two-year intervals. Baker's art is particularly appropriate to its subject; her collages are composed largely of natural materials, giving the window-framed scenes a rich verisimilitude. There are dozens of details to discover, much to discuss, and a fine model for taking action.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2004